East Newark, NJ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3419360, place: East Newark borough, New Jersey)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,833 (100%)
In labor force: 1,125 (61.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,122 (61.21%)
----Employed: 1,050 (57.28%)
----Unemployed: 72 (3.93%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.4%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 708 (38.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 895 (48.83%)
In labor force: 473 (25.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 470 (25.64%)
----Employed: 431 (23.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 148 (8.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 67 (3.66%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,021 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 535 (52.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 181 (17.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 118 (11.56%)
Walked: 128 (12.54%)
Other means: 27 (2.64%)
Worked at home: 32 (3.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,050 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 163 (15.52%)
Service occupations: 184 (17.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 278 (26.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 150 (14.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 271 (25.81%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1 (0.1%)
Construction: 96 (9.14%)
Manufacturing: 233 (22.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 57 (5.43%)
Retail trade: 108 (10.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 100 (9.52%)
Information: 27 (2.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 57 (5.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 72 (6.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 138 (13.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 67 (6.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (5.81%)
Public administration: 33 (3.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 922 (87.81%)
Government workers: 99 (9.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 29 (2.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 772 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (8.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (5.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 80 (10.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 103 (13.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 167 (21.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 183 (23.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 84 (10.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (4.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.3%)
Median household income: $44,352

With earnings: 655 (84.84%)
--Mean earnings: $50,961
With Social Security income: 152 (19.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,950
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (2.46%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,363
With public assistance income: 18 (2.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,844
With retirement income: 85 (11.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,587

Families: 613 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (6.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (2.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 76 (12.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (11.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 141 (23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 153 (24.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 71 (11.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (5.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.65%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.98%)
Median family income: $46,375

Per capita income: $16,415

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,231

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 69 (11.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 58 (9.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (2.61%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (4.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (4.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (1.14%)
Individuals: 298 (48.61%)
--18 years and over: 190 (31%)
----65 years and over: 16 (2.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 106 (17.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 87 (14.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 56 (9.14%)

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